The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-01-25
HELEN FRI
She Entertains q Friend With her
Reasons for Wanting a
Husband.
Mont Carnes, the Handsome
Policeman is Com
plimented.

ED. BAzoo: One day last week |
had been leading Dante's vision and
as | unused / involuntsrily contrasted
my happy lot on this earth with that
of one of these lost souls mentioned
by the poet. Looking about me saw
blooming flowers, bright pictures.
cheerful comforts, easy chairs, and
felt the cherishing warmth of fire, l
saw on every hand tokens of loving
from those separa-
ted from me by circumstan.
ces. At my right hand stands
a handsome bookcase, the gift of
generous love, contains many choice
volumes. and as ] presume the in
scription on title pages, / recall loving
faces and kind words, all fraught with
happy memories. Health and
strength and
COMPARATIVE YOUTH, TOO,
are still mine, why should | not be
happy? Yet with all they had not
that which L have, their spirits DOOM
ed to eternal misery had what | have
not, companionship, and in all this
fair world, | almost asked aloud, where
is true companionship to be found.
So busy was with my thoughts con-
centrated on myself, as to be qui'e
startled at hearing carriage roll up
to my gate, and glancing through
the window, was surprised to see a
dear female friend, Miss Francis, from
Jefferson City, alight and run up the
steps. | did not allow her time to ring,
but throwing my book hastily aside,
hurried to meet her and after the warm
welcome | felt, l led her inside. We
greeted each other after the fashion of
women, and then. conceive of my
surprise if you can. when | tell you
that the next thing she did was to
take my face between her two hands
and hold me at arms length for few
seconds, while she gazed searchingly
into my ewes. Recovering from my
astonishment, / said, why, what
is the matter, what ails
you?" A look OF relief soon stole
gradually over her face, however, as
she drew deep breath, and said, II
was trying to ascertain what ais you"
A dim perception of the truth crept
into my mind, and my aspect of
amazement gave place to one of
amusement as she continued, "Oh,
my dear Helen, then you are really
not insane. 1 have be n reading in
the weekly BAzoo, your letters adver-
Using for a husband, and thought
surely YOUR reason must have received
a shock sufficiently severe to dethrone
it. | should have been no more sur
prised to learn that the Egyptian
sphynx had announced herself can
didate for matrimony, than | was to
hear of you, with yeur sternly practi.
cal views of rights and proprieties,
taking such a ridiculous step; and
advertising over your true name. too,
thereby subjecting all your friends TO
unfavorable comments. see you are
not crazy, but what has happened,
Helen? What made you do it p
laughed softly at this Out-burst,
but commenced christening her cloak
as replied, "One question at time,
my dear. Let us remove your outer
garments, make ourselves comfortable,
and will tell you all about it."
well" she repeated "tell me now,
why did you advertise for husband
it is so unlike you, so entirely differ
ent from your ideas of conventional
ity." Ny own dear girl" | replied,
zone would suppose from your words
and tones of horror that [ had beer
guilty of a mortal error, | suppose
though, the most direct reason will be
most satisfactory. So | will fell you.
, advertised for husband because
want one, that is not difficult
to comprehend, but my reason
for wanting one is not 81
easily conveyed what. will you think
then if | tell you have
TURNED PHILANTHRoPIsT
look about you, see the beauty ant
comfort of my home, don't you think
these things ought TO be shared will
some poor unfortunate man who ha
never enjoyed any such luxuries ?" A
sight of her face now would have con
WINGED any one that she never thong
she had been deceived at first and tina
II was hopelessly deranged. | broke in
TO an almost uncomfortable fit o
laughter in which she soon joined me
YES" she said, and if this coffee am
and cake is of your own cooking,
should not wonder at any man wish
ing to share such luxuries with you.